1 February 2010 - body scanners are now in use at Heathrow and Manchester airports and are expected to be introduced at Birmingham Airport in the near future. Read on for further details of how the new machines will operate at UK airports.

12 January 2010 - do you think people should be allowed to use small electric personal vehicles on public roads or cycle tracks? The Department for Transport would like to hear from you before the end of March.

7 January 2010 - full body scanners are to be introduced at Heathrow Airport in around three weeks. Other increased security measures include checking more passengers by hand and the wider use of explosive trace detection equipment.